A direct, simple, and versatile assembly method for the manipulation of one-dimensional nanostructures and their integration with microscale devices has been demonstrated. Using a probe station with an unbiased tungsten probe, the facile process has been employed to accurately pick, break, and place individual titanium dioxide nanoswords and zinc oxide nanowires under a room-temperature, dry environment. The surface morphology of the nanostructures, probe tips, and adhesion forces were characterized. As such, the technique could enable the rapid assembly of individual nanostructures with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor-compatible or complex microscale devices.
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See supplementary material at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3374879 for additional system characterizations, movies, sample preparation, and AFM testing.
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